Operation AJAY’s First Flight Successfully Brings Indians Home from Israel

Operation Ajay was invented to grant their wish to come back home who were stuck in the war between Hamas and Israel. As a series of brazen attacks on Israeli towns by Hamas militants over the weekend triggered fresh tension in the region. come back home as a series of brazen attacks on Israeli towns by Hamas militants over the weekend triggered fresh tension in the region. The first batch of passengers were about 200 Indians, among whom, included students, who returned to the country from Israel onboard a chartered flight in the early hours of Friday.

This was a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE flight.

The first group of Indian travelers embarked on a flight from Tel Aviv to India as part of Operation Ajay. This was a FIRST COME, FIRST SERV flight. These passengers were observed as they boarded a specially chartered flight initiated by India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), aimed at repatriating individuals from Israel.

Union Minister welcomed the citizen passengers by himself. The flight took off at 10.14 pm (IST), it was arranged to return those who were unable to do so because Air India had immediately suspended its flight on the day fighting began on October 7, and its commercial operation remains suspended till now. Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar was present at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital to receive those who were rescued. He greeted them with folded hands and also shook hands with many of them saying, “Welcome home”.

Earlier today, the External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, “As announced by EAM yesterday, Operation Ajay has been launched to facilitate the return from Israel of our citizens who wish to come back. The first chartered flight will be reaching Tel Aviv later tonight to pick up the Indian citizens and is likely to return to India tomorrow morning,”